NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant, the wicketkeeper-batter for India, supported the involvement of elite players in domestic cricket as the Duleep Trophy got underway on Thursday, marking the start of the new season.Pant, who is participating in the competition for India B, talked about how exciting it was to play red-ball cricket again after nearly two…
Rishabh Pant‘s much-anticipated return to red-ball cricket since his accident in December 2022 lasted just 10 balls, as India A skipper Shubman Gill pulled off a stunning cach running backwards to send the left-hander back on day one of the first-round Duleep Trophy match against India B in Chennai on Thursday.LIVE UPDATES: India A vs…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s iconic ‘walk’ trophy celebration at the T20 World Cup became a memorable moment in cricket history. After leading India to victory, Rohit emulated Lionel Messi‘s famous World Cup-winning walk, which Messi had performed in June 2022 after Argentina’s triumph over France in the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar. Rohit’s slow…
Had the Gujarat selectors thought otherwise eleven years ago, the story of Jasprit Bumrah’s life may not have followed the path that it has — with no one in the world disagreeing on him being the once-in-a-generation bowler that Indian cricket got blessed with.Bumrah’s journey to the day when the Gujarat selectors picked him for…
NEW DELHI: Kapil Dev‘s iconic unbeaten 175 not out against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup is one of the most legendary innings in limited-overs cricket history. But while Kapil was blazing away on the field, a lot was happening in the Indian dressing room as well. On June 18, 1983, India were in deep…
NEW DELHI: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is one of the premier fast bowlers in international cricket, known for his lethal pace, pinpoint accuracy, and ability to bowl yorkers at will. Having made his debut for the Indian national team in 2016, Bumrah quickly established himself as a key player across all formats.Bumrah’s unique bowling…
India-born Ireland player waiting to undergo transplant in Gurugram for ‘acute liver failure‘NEW DELHI: Ireland’s top allrounder Simranjit Singh a.k.a. Simi Singh is battling for his life. The cricketer is suffering from acute liver failure and is currently in the ICU of Medanta, Gurugram. The off-spinning middle-order batsman is waiting for a liver transplant to…
NEW DELHI: The ICC has announced that the Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the 2025 World Test Championship Final, starting on June 11 next year. With just over nine months left, the race to secure a spot in the final is intensifying as multiple teams vie for the top two positions in the WTC standings….
The big money that top Indian cricketers make from various sources is a subject that always generates massive interest among the fans, with cricket being the most followed sport in the country ever since the 1983 World Cup triumph.Besides their earnings from playing the game, which has multiplied manifold since the arrival of the Indian…
Yuvraj Singh has been a mentor to Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma — two Punjab batsmen who have already made their India debuts, with Gill quickly establishing himself as the next big thing in world of cricket and Abhishek coming up as a T20 entertainer and a six-hitting machine.On Thursday, as Abhishek celebrated his 24th…
